Concentration Camps

News about Concentration Camps, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

Jun. 2, 2012

Pres Obama apologizes to Polish Pres Bronislaw Komorowski for using the term “Polish death camp” while honoring a Polish World War II resistance hero; Poles had no role in running the death camps operated by Nazi Germany, and many were killed in them. MORE

May. 31, 2012

Prime Min Donald Tusk of Poland denounces Pres Obama for using the term 'Polish death camp' instead of 'Nazi death camp' while conferring an honor on Jan Karski, a Polish resistance hero; incident offers an illustration of the power of a president’s words, particularly when they touch on an issue of raw and lingering sensitivity, like the fact that Nazi Germany’s most notorious concentration camps were in Poland. MORE

Jan. 21, 2012

Allan Kozinn reviews several short operas, symphonic and vocal works performed as part of two concerts in a series showcasing works composed by Jewish artists at the Terezin concentration camp during World War 2 at the 92nd Street Y. MORE